Blog - Pen Boutique

It's been a while since I've written a Staff Picks article (last time, I featured Retro 51's Buzz Tornado), but I've been wanting to focus on the Waterman Carène since summer, and now is the time! ...

Last week in the blog, I shared my adventures getting to know Esterbook's innovative new 2GO Cup pen holder, and this week I continue my Esterbrook exploration by checking out all ten nib choices o...

Lately, I've been in an Esterbrook ecstasy. It all started when I was writing my New Year Goal blog articles last month and was thinking about trying new things. Along with inks, one of the most f...

In my last article, I shared my ideas for incorporating fountain pens more fully into my life in the coming year. This week, I'm still thinking about New Year goals, but I want to focus on my aspir...

Happy New Year, blog readers!  I don't know about you, but I'm glad December is over and it's time to think about the year ahead. The holiday season can be rough, but it feels good to start fresh a...

This week's blog is going to be a little different because our holiday season is so intense at Pen Boutique that I don't have time for my usual at-home photo shoots and long, in-depth writing sess...

At last, I am back to conclude my "Laura's Favorite Pens this Year!" series! First of all, I want to apologize for Part Three being late. I know some of you have been waiting. I was supposed to wr...

Last week, I shared my story about store owner Leena giving me an exciting and challenging new blog article assignment to write about my top 10 pens of 2022. Just to recap, I decided that I would f...

A Challenging Assignment I was very surprised by the blog article assignment that store owner Leena chose for me this time. The past week had been exceptionally busy because some of our staff was ...